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TURKEY HAS TO CONSIDER ITS OWN SECURITY, ABOVE AND BEYOND
news.az
Sept 23 2011
Azerbaijan
News.Az interviews Ergun Kirlikovali, president-elect of the Assembly
of Turkish-American Associations and co-founder of the Pax Turcica
Institute.
What should be done to restore trust and strategic partnership between
Turkey and Israel?
A simple apology from Israel with proper compensation paid to the
families of the Turkish victims of "Aid Raid" would go a long way
towards building goodwill. There is still time.
Had this crisis influence on collaboration between Turkish and Jewish
diasporas in the U.S.?
Although this problem is between governments, not people, it is
impossible not to be unaffected by it. I am watching the news with
concern as the conflict deepens due to strange, needless, and arrogant
insistence of Israel on its blatant mistake. People of Turkish and
Israeli Diasporas are maintaining their friendship but no one can
deny the cold winds blowing around it.
May this crisis concern somehow Azerbaijan and support from Jewish
lobby in the U.S. some of initiatives concern Azerbaijan?
This issue, sooner or later, will engulf Azerbaijan. Consider, for
example, the scenario where the Jewish lobby, in order to punish
Turkey, decides to support that perennial, bogus Armenian genocide
resolution and/or back legislation introduced by the Armenian lobby
increasing aid to the occupied Azerbaijani lands in Karabagh, do you
think Azerbaijan can stay silent in the face of such grave insult
and act of hostility? I don't think so.
And what about problems between Turkey and Iran caused after Turkish
agreement to establish American radars on its territory? Does it mean
that interests of the Turkish ally ~V the U.S. ~V are above policy
of Muslim solidarity conducting by the PM Erdogan?
Iran's nuclear or non-nuclear long range missile threat to Turkey
needs to be considered, too. Turkey (and NATO) insist that the radars
to be erected in Turkey aree for defensive use only. If Iran doesn't
plan to attack or harm Turkey, Iran has nothing to worry about.
Turkey has to consider its own security, above and beyond, real or
perceived solidarity policies. Reagan used to say "Trust but verify"
about the mutual reduction of nuclear arsenal; I guess it can be
translated into this situation as "Trust but deter."
news.az
Sept 23 2011
Azerbaijan
News.Az interviews Ergun Kirlikovali, president-elect of the Assembly
of Turkish-American Associations and co-founder of the Pax Turcica
Institute.
What should be done to restore trust and strategic partnership between
Turkey and Israel?
A simple apology from Israel with proper compensation paid to the
families of the Turkish victims of "Aid Raid" would go a long way
towards building goodwill. There is still time.
Had this crisis influence on collaboration between Turkish and Jewish
diasporas in the U.S.?
Although this problem is between governments, not people, it is
impossible not to be unaffected by it. I am watching the news with
concern as the conflict deepens due to strange, needless, and arrogant
insistence of Israel on its blatant mistake. People of Turkish and
Israeli Diasporas are maintaining their friendship but no one can
deny the cold winds blowing around it.
May this crisis concern somehow Azerbaijan and support from Jewish
lobby in the U.S. some of initiatives concern Azerbaijan?
This issue, sooner or later, will engulf Azerbaijan. Consider, for
example, the scenario where the Jewish lobby, in order to punish
Turkey, decides to support that perennial, bogus Armenian genocide
resolution and/or back legislation introduced by the Armenian lobby
increasing aid to the occupied Azerbaijani lands in Karabagh, do you
think Azerbaijan can stay silent in the face of such grave insult
and act of hostility? I don't think so.
And what about problems between Turkey and Iran caused after Turkish
agreement to establish American radars on its territory? Does it mean
that interests of the Turkish ally ~V the U.S. ~V are above policy
of Muslim solidarity conducting by the PM Erdogan?
Iran's nuclear or non-nuclear long range missile threat to Turkey
needs to be considered, too. Turkey (and NATO) insist that the radars
to be erected in Turkey aree for defensive use only. If Iran doesn't
plan to attack or harm Turkey, Iran has nothing to worry about.
Turkey has to consider its own security, above and beyond, real or
perceived solidarity policies. Reagan used to say "Trust but verify"
about the mutual reduction of nuclear arsenal; I guess it can be
translated into this situation as "Trust but deter."